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Using clone source or pattern luminance to create texture

To create surface texture based on clone source or pattern luminance

You can add texture to an image by using the luminance of a clone source or a pattern. The method uses the light and dark areas in the clone source or pattern to produce the illusion of dents and bumps. To experiment with different looks, you can change the clone source or pattern.

The clone source luminance helps produce a textured effect.

Any image effects or brushstrokes that you apply to the clone source result in different textures. For example, you can create raised areas in the clone by darkening the area in the source image.

To create surface texture based on clone source or pattern luminance

1 Open an image.

2 Perform a task from the following table.

To	Do the following
Use a clone source	In the Clone Source panel (Window Clone Source), choose Embedded Image from the Source list box. In the Embed Source Image dialog box, do one of the following: • To browse for a file, enable the Browse option. • To clone a currently open document, enable the Current Document option, and choose a document from the list box. • To embed the active texture, enable the Current Texture option. Click OK.
Use a pattern	Choose Window Media Panels Patterns, and click a pattern swatch in the Painter Patterns area.

3 To apply the effect to:

• The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.

• A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.

• A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel.

4 Choose Effects

Surface Control

Apply Surface Texture.

5 Choose Original Luminance from the Using list box.

6 Adjust any of the Apply Surface Texture controls. For more information, see Apply Surface Texture controls.